Current Affairs Quiz – December 2025

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Tenkasi District Forest Division, Tamil Nadu launches the ‘Golden Jackal Ambassadors’ scheme in schools and colleges to conserve dwindling golden jackal populations. Students will become Golden Jackal Ambassadors after training and awareness sessions on wildlife conservation. Ambassadors will disseminate messages on conserving golden jackals, rescuing injured animals, and releasing them back into forests. Lack of public awareness on small animals like golden jackal, mongoose, ant-eater, tortoise, snakes, monitor lizard has caused population decline. The scheme is modeled on the ‘Friends of Elephants’ program, which successfully reduces human-elephant conflict through public cooperation.

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India made its debut at the WorldSkills Asia Competition (WSAC) 2025 and secured 8th place among 29 participating countries. The Indian team was led by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and supported by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and other technical partners. The contingent consisted of 23 competitors competing in 21 skill categories, accompanied by 21 experts. India won one Silver, two Bronze medals, and three Medallions for Excellence across various skill categories

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Chief Minister (CM) Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the 36th Konark Festival, 15th International Sand Art Festival, and Subhadra Shakti Mela at Chandrabhaga beach, Odisha. The events were held near the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Konark Sun Temple. Classical dances like Odissi, Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, and Kathak are performed. 143 sand artists from India and abroad are participating in the sand art festival. The festival runs from 1 to 5 December 2025

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ISRO Chairman V Narayanan inaugurated Ananth Technologies’ Ananth Centre of Excellence for Navigation (ACEN) in Thiruvananthapuram. ACEN is India’s first private-sector navigation innovation hub. Ananth Technologies, founded in 1992, contributes to ISRO and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) missions with expertise in precision sensors, airworthiness, and system integration. Navigation is crucial for missiles, aircraft, ships, and satellites; reliance on foreign GPS revealed strategic vulnerabilities. ACEN will handle Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) of navigation systems domestically.

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The 26th Hornbill Festival has been inaugurated at the Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, Kohima, Nagaland. The festival coincides with Nagaland’s Statehood Day and will run for ten days. It brings together all major Naga tribes to celebrate tradition, folklore, music, craft, and cuisine. United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Austria, Malta, Switzerland joined as country partners, and Arunachal Pradesh as state partner. The festival has evolved from a tourism initiative into a global cultural platform attracting visitors and performers from India and abroad.

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World Day of the Handicapped, also called the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), is observed every year on 3 December. It aims to promote awareness, understanding, and support for persons with disabilities. The day stresses the importance of inclusivity, accessibility, and equality in society. It works to ensure equal opportunities in education, employment, health, and social life. It also encourages governments and communities to protect rights and improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities.

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The Reserve Bank of India has released the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) 2025–30 as a five-year plan called Panch-Jyoti. The strategy is approved by the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). It sets 5 strategic objectives supported by 47 actionable steps to expand financial access. Financial inclusion means access to banking, payments, savings, credit, and insurance in a safe and affordable way. The pillars focus on better financial services, women-centred inclusion, linking livelihoods with finance, financial education, and strong consumer protection.

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Five products from Tamil Nadu received the Geographical Indications (GI – legal tag for regional products) status, raising the State’s total to 74 GI products. The products are Woraiyur cotton sari, Kavindapadi naatu sakkarai (jaggery powder), Thooyamalli rice, Namakkal makkal pathirangal (soapstone cookware), and Ambasamudram choppu saman (wooden toys). Woraiyur saris are woven in Tiruchi using cotton from Coimbatore and natural dyes. Kavindapadi jaggery is made from local sugarcane using slow juice evaporation. Thooyamalli is a 135–140 day sambha rice variety, applied by the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) support. Namakkal soapstone cookware gained approval through Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) support.

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has listed State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) for 2025. The three banks continue under the same bucketing structure as the previous year. D-SIBs are banks whose failure can severely affect the financial system and national economy. They are considered “too big to fail” due to size, interconnectedness, and critical banking role. RBI identifies D-SIBs based on systemic importance. D-SIBs must maintain additional CET1 capital above regular norms. Banks are categorized into buckets depending on their systemic criticality.

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The first International and 31st Annual Conference of Sahodaya School Complexes opens at Grand Hyatt Dubai as the first global edition of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) platform. More than 1,000 school leaders and educators join under the theme “Rooted in Wisdom, Rising with Vision: Reimagining Education through National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.” The conference promotes global collaboration, NEP 2020 implementation, innovation in teaching, and holistic education. 106 CBSE schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 213 in the Gulf serve 2.5 lakh students. From 2026–27, CBSE introduces standard and advanced levels from Class 9 and launches CBSE Global Curriculum 26.